Makah Tribe
PO Box 115
Neah Bay, WA

Phone: (360) 645-2201
Council Fax: (360) 645-2788
Fisheries Fax: (360) 645-2323

Website: www.makah.com

NWIFC Commissioner
W. Rufus Arnold

Makah Fisheries Director
Russell Svec

Makah Fisheries Assistant Director
Ryan Erhart (Acting)

Environmental Policy Analyst
Vacant

Groundfish Biologist
Will Jasper

Marine Mammal Biologist
Jonathan Scordino

Marine Ecologist
Adrianne Akmajian

Senior Research Scientist
Vacant

Green Crab Biologist (Ecology)
Dawson M. Little

Project Biologist
Larry Cooke

Hatchery Manager
Joe Hinton

Salmon Biologist
Deon Roche

Watershed Scientist
Keith Penn

Water Quality Specialist
Vacant

Ecologist/Habitat Division Manager
Stephanie Martin

Fisheries Coordinator I
Cheryl Sones

Data Manager
Jackie Johnson

Environmental Division Manager
Ryan Erhart

Environmental Program Manager
Steve Pendleton

Air Quality Specialist 
Courtney Winck

Forestry Manager
Rob McCoy

Forester
Keith Johnson Jr.

Wildlife Manager
Shannon Murphie

Wildlife Biologist
Katie McLean

(updated January 2025)